wearables
Scientists Control Human DNA with Electricity in 'Leap Forward', Study Reports
Breakthrough research represents “the missing link that will enable wearables to control genes in the not-so-distant future,” researchers say.
This Hacker Hoodie Uses Surveillance Camera Parts to Blind Surveillance Cameras
The 'Camera Shy Hoodie' renders its wearer anonymous to night vision surveillance cameras, using infrared LEDs usually found in the cameras themselves.
The Garmin Ransomware Hack Is Horrifying
The hack reveals that fitness tracking companies are vulnerable troves of sensitive data and aren't taking your privacy seriously.
China Claims It's Scanning Workers' Brainwaves to Increase Efficiency and Profits
Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric told a local news outlet that it’s reading production line workers’ emotions through sensors in their hats.
A Motorcycle Helmet Will Call an Ambulance and Text Your Family If You Have an Accident
Many people in Pakistan drive motorcycles. An Islamabad startup hopes their helmet will keep them safe.
We Asked Early Adopters of Google Glass If They're Excited About Version 2.0
After version one inspired a wave of panic about "Glassholes" and was discontinued, Google's parent company Alphabet is trying again—this time, in the workplace.
Nanomesh On-Skin Electronics Are a New Biointerface Frontier
New sensors are basically temporary tattoos that act as electronics interfaces.
Design Students Find Real-World Applications at Central Saint Martins
At Degree Show Two, it’s become fashionable to understand each another.
MIT Has Created a Biosensing, Color Changing Tattoo Ink
These tattoos could help diabetics read their sugar levels without a needle.
This Old School Wearable Puts a Thousand Languages Around Your Neck
Modeled after the Rosetta Stone, this nickel-sized wearable has 1,000 languages on it, including Swahili, Arabic and Hindi.
Apple Is Secretly Working on a Device That Tracks Blood Sugar
If they get it right, it could be amazing for people with diabetes.